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Mumbai Indians hit rock-bottom in the IPL 2024 season where a Hardik Pandya return did not help the side return to their prime status.
Honed by the franchise in his early days, Pandya was named captain, replacing Rohit, ahead of the IPL 2024 auction.
MI only won two of their first seven games and could not lift their campaign from thereafter as Hardik's return to the Wankhede Stadium amid jeers from the crowd ended on a sluggish note. The campaign turned from bad to worse as MI finished at the bottom of the table with four wins and eight points, marking only the second time in 16 years that they finished at the bottom of the table.
Despite reports of friction between the team's superstar players, Mumbai have begun their revamp for a fresh cycle by retaining their superstar quartet in Rohit Sharma, Hardik, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah besides the rising star in Tilak Varma.
Mumbai remain the joint-most successful side in IPL history with five titles alongside Chennai Super Kings. Under the leadership of a young captain in Rohit, MI won their first title in 2013 and backed it up with triumphs in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2019. Rohit is also the leading run-scorer for Mumbai in the IPL, with 5458 runs from 212 appearances.
MI retentions for IPL 2025: Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (Rs 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (Rs 16 crore) and Tilak Varma (Rs 8 crore)
Honed by the franchise in his early days, Pandya was named captain, replacing Rohit, ahead of the IPL 2024 auction.
MI only won two of their first seven games and could not lift their campaign from thereafter as Hardik's return to the Wankhede Stadium amid jeers from the crowd ended on a sluggish note. The campaign turned from bad to worse as MI finished at the bottom of the table with four wins and eight points, marking only the second time in 16 years that they finished at the bottom of the table.
Despite reports of friction between the team's superstar players, Mumbai have begun their revamp for a fresh cycle by retaining their superstar quartet in Rohit Sharma, Hardik, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah besides the rising star in Tilak Varma.
Mumbai remain the joint-most successful side in IPL history with five titles alongside Chennai Super Kings. Under the leadership of a young captain in Rohit, MI won their first title in 2013 and backed it up with triumphs in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2019. Rohit is also the leading run-scorer for Mumbai in the IPL, with 5458 runs from 212 appearances.
MI retentions for IPL 2025: Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (Rs 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (Rs 16 crore) and Tilak Varma (Rs 8 crore)
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Mumbai Indians celebrate fifth IPL title
November 11, 2020 8:11 am
Rohit Sharma led from the front while Trent Boult starred with the ball as Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by five wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 final in Dubai on Tuesday and clinched their fifth IPL title.
IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians show Delhi Capitals why they are the best in business
November 06, 2020 10:49 am
Mumbai Indians marched into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 final after they beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 57 runs in Qualifier 1 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians crush Kolkata Knight Riders to regain pole position
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Mumbai Indians moved to the top of the points table after they beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians bounce back with comprehensive 49-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders
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Rohit Sharma led from the front as Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 49 runs and secured their first win of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
IPL 2019 Final, MI vs CSK: 10 photos that defined MI's win over CSK
May 13, 2019 7:25 am
Mumbai Indians lifted their record fourth Indian Premier League 2019 trophy as they beat Chennai Super Kings by 1 run in the final on Sunday.
IPL 2019: Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 40 runs on sluggish Kotla pitch
April 19, 2019 9:48 am
In what turned out to be a drab low-scoring match, Mumbai Indians restricted Delhi Capitals to 128/9 defending their total of 168/5.
Kieron Pollard's sensational knock helps Mumbai Indians to thrilling win at Wankhede
April 11, 2019 7:05 am
Stand-in captain Kieron Pollard's sensational 83-run knock put KL Rahul's maiden IPL hundred in the shade as Mumbai Indians pulled off a thrilling last-ball three-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab on Wednesday.
IPL 2019: Chennai Super Kings suffer first defeat against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium
April 04, 2019 12:54 am
Mumbai Indians registered a 37-run win over the defending champions Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium. This is CSK's first defeat this season in 4 games.
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